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They have approximately the same fat content as animal products. But not cholesterol. You probably wouldn't eat an animal burger everyday, so you probably shou
by agitator 7y ago
They have approximately the same fat content as animal products. But not cholesterol.
You probably wouldn't eat an animal burger everyday, so you probably shouldn't eat one of these daily.
- DailyHN 7y agoThat's assuming dietary cholesterol is bad. Or assuming that cholesterol is causal in heart disease.
- dilap 7y ago“Fat” is an umbrella term; there are many different fats, with distinct effects on metabolism and health. (Lookup n6 vs n3 fats to start to get an idea.) The particular fats in these plant replacements are not too similar to what you would find in real meat. (Though to be fair even real american pork is pretty different to what it was traditionally, because of modern pork feed.)
- quietbritishjim 7y agoI thought it was more fairly well accepted that dietary cholesterol is just shat straight back out, and that blood cholesterol comes from converted saturated fat?
- bduerst 7y agoCholesterol is an energy-intensive molecule to produce, and as such, your body recycles it as much as possible. Your liver produces cholesterol to be released with bile into your digestive track (to aid with fat absorption), but your body re-absorbs that cholesterol, along with any additional dietary cholesterol, back into your bloodstream in the intestines. If you want to pass the cholesterol out (dietary or otherwise), then eat more fiber, which sticks to cholesterol and prevents your body from reabsorbing it.
- quietbritishjim 7y agoInteresting, thanks!